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šFinal Sale: Outlet Marker Sets - Skin Tonesš©š½
šFinal Sale: Outlet Marker Sets - Skin Tonesš©š½
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These pens were part of our biggest (and most heartfelt) launch yet ā six beautiful marker sets, made to pair with our first-of-its-kind 100% bleed-proof colouring book.Ā
But after launch, we discovered that some pens werenāt performing the way they should. A small but noticeable number of customers let us know their markers were drying too quickly ā sometimes after just a page or two.
From our thorough investigation, we estimated that roughly 10% of pens in this batch may be affected (it could be more or less, itās really hard to know!). Some work beautifully, some might not. We just canāt guarantee the outcome of the pens.
Rather than letting thousands of pens be shipped back to the factory (and likely discarded), our customers reached out in their hundreds and requested we continue to sell them, but at a discount. Weāve listened, and so this is why weāre choosing to offer them here ā honestly, transparently, and at a huge discount.
These pens are being sold at a discount due to known quality issues ā we canāt guarantee how theyāll perform, but weāre grateful to those happy to give them a home either way.
šØ Important to note:
ā¢ā Ā ā This product is marked as Final Sale / No Returns or Refunds
ā¢ā Ā ā Weāre unable to replace faulty pens from this batch
ā¢ā Ā ā This listing is part of our commitment to reduce waste and stay transparent with our community
ā¢ā Ā ā We are unable to guarantee the quality of these pens ā they are sold at a discounted price and purchased at the customerās own risk.
Thank you for being part of this journey ā imperfections and all.
šØ Pro Tips:
- Use bleed-proof paper or a backing sheet to prevent ink seep-through.
- Cap markers immediately after use to maintain ink freshness and vibrancy.
Amazing pens, smooth and a good range of skin shades, which I feel the pen market is lacking. However even using the Calm over chaos books, the pages arenāt thick enough to stop them bleeding through to the other side. With it being marker pens I figured it wouldnāt work with normal paper but was hoping it would work with the colouring books sold here
Hi Sarah,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review and share your thoughts. We are so pleased to hear you love the smoothness and shade range of the pens - and we completely understand your frustration with bleed through.
For anyone wondering, our Calm Over Chaos collection is a mix of two types of books: bleedproof books (like The Butter Book and Boredom Busters) which use a special coated paper designed specifically for alcohol markers, and non-bleedproof books (including our subscription and our more message-based books) which use a more traditional, recycled uncoated paper. This paper works beautifully with brush pens, gel pens, and water-based markers, but unfortunately alcohol markers will soak through.
When we first started, our focus was on paper that felt soft and luxurious for a variety of mediums - but as our community began using more alcohol markers, we invested in creating our signature bleedproof paper to give the best possible experience. It has been a journey of testing, sourcing, and refining to get the paper to where it is today, and it is more expensive to produce - but absolutely worth it for the difference it makes.
As we have only just started using this magical paper (we have not seen it anywhere else on the market!) it is currently only used for Butter the Mouse and Boredom Busters.
The good news is that we are gradually moving as many of our books as possible over to the new bleedproof paper in the future. This means that over time, more Calm Over Chaos books will be alcohol-marker friendly without worrying about bleed through. If anyone ever has any questions, please just send us an email - we're always happy to help. :)
Thank you again for your feedback!
Warmly,
Millie & the Calm Over Chaos Team
Love the range of these skin tones and wish there were even more! Some of the pens as it says donāt feel as if they have much life in them but generally in terms of actual colour representation, they are amazing. Itās important to follow the tips as they do bleed through thin paper. Really enjoying having this set. Would love one for hair colours!
Lovely pens, just a shame that the Calm Over Chaos colouring book paper isn't strong enough for them to be bleed proof. š I knew normal paper would be an issue but hoped this paper was stronger.
As a brown woman, I often to make do with things not catering for my skin tone and my race in general but these pens are a great step in the right direction - thank you. Plus, they are such a dream to colour in enabling diverse skin colours to be incorporated into the colouring.
Only slight gripe was that the alcohol markers seeped through the page on my āBe Kind to your mindā book which I really wasnāt expecting as I thought this was meant to be really high quality paper.
Iāll remember to put a piece of paper underneath next time
Amazing shade range